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ill la '.l' . ; If V. ! t THE SPORTS PAGE Waynesville Ten Pin Loop To Open Play September 15 The management of the Waynes ville Howling (.'enter has issued a call for all Irams ami howler, to contact i he niaiianer uf the all- or to itroli Ail Willi. secretai of the loop, a card showing a desire to take pari in the 1949-50 bowl ing season. I'lan-- ale well undcrwa.N at this time lor the opening of the league in lnnl-.'sepli inlier. The league, which a- in lis first season last year, opened lale and ran the sea son into Ma of ihis year This and other kinks are expected to be worked out so that the opening will not In later than September IS Plans at this tune call tor the saint' tpe split season, witn in fJailU'S irh halt, running tor JU week--, with a piay-oli between win ners of each hall if necessary. The loop operated with six teams last year hut if possible, it will he expanded to eight lor this season. Contact has bet n made with sev eral interested bowlers in Canton and they may enter the league Ihis season It was aNo announced that a ladles league will he formed if enough interested bowlers regis ter This move was undertaken for the second hall last season but only a few howlers showed up. The Ward's Ksso howlers walked off with first place lor both halves of the reason last ear hut it is un known at this tune whether they will be hack to defend their title this scasnn. All teams and bowlers who wish to bowl this season in the Waynes ville Ten I'm League are urged to contact thi manager of the alleys or to ilmp a card to Art With, Box 441. Wayne villc, so that further plan- can he made for the opening of the loop mi lime. Ammons Reports To Marion Club Jack Amnions little riphthanHer vi ho has been hurling for Hsfrt- ! wood in the WNC Industrial i League, reported to the Marion j club of the Western Carolina Class D league last week I He started his first game last night but lasted less than four , inning, aeainst the Hendersonville , Skylarks, the cellar-dwelling club) of tlie league. Ammons was hurling his second year in the Industrial loop and had a record of five wins and six losses when he left the club. He was recently nirtilM la the All-Star club and was credited with the win in the annual tilt when he hurled three-hit ball, allowing no earned runs during his , three-inning stretch on the mound. Amnions, who is only 19 years old. recently attended a try-out camp conducted by the Cincinnati Reds at Hendersonville and made a favorable impression on the scouts With more experience and a lit tle weight. Amnions should stand a -good chance of making good in the pro ball division. Georgian Fires Ace On 7th Hole Of Club Course A 20 - year - old Georgian Charles Heard of Forseyth fired a hole in one last Monday on on the Waynesville Country Club Course. I'e sank it with a No. 4 iron on the 170-yard seventh hole. The bail landed six feet from the cup and dribbled in. George Kimball, Country Club manager, said as far as he knew it was the first ace made on the course since last summer when Aaron Prevost turned the trick. The hole-in-one helped Heard to an 89 on his 18-hole round. Playing with him when he made the dream shot were R. C. Millar, editor of the Jacksonville, Fla., Times-Cnion; and L. C. McCabe and George Ctsey, also of Jacksonville. Kuykcndall Whips Andrews Again ' Southpaw Jim Kuykendal of Waynesville yesterday pitched the Champion YMCA Juniors to a 5-4 victory over the Andrews Juniors at Andrews. Andrews has dropped only two games in 21 this season both of them to Kuykendall and his mates. .'.'; It was a non-league contest for the Canton boys, who are cur rently leading the Western North Carolina Junior baseball circuit. "" Only five states showed decreases in farm mortgage debts during 1948: the Dakotas, Minnesota, Illi nois and Nebraska. Use Mom4iueer Waui Ads Of The Waynesville Mountaineer Thursday Ahnnta, August 11, 1949 Marlel Defeats Hazelwood Wednesday Paul Israel Tosses Four Hitter at Locals The Martel Mills nine behind the four-hit hurling of Manager Paul Israel, handed the Hazelwood club a 7-to-4 defeat in a WNC In dustrial league game played on the Way nesville High diamond Wednes day afternoon. The game was post poned from last Saturday due to rain. The Martel lads rallied for three runs in the opening inning and never trailed alter that. The big blow in the inning was a triple to deep center field by Robinson with two runners on the sacks. The local nine managed to score single markers in the second, third.) fourth and fifth innings but could' not overcome the Martel lead. ! As in all four tries at getting the game played, it rained during the fourth and tilth innings hut the players continued to play and the rain let up in the sixth and the game was completed Manager Israel pitched an ex cellent game and scattered the locals' four hits effectively. Skipper Klincr Dudley toed the rubber for the Hazelwood boys and gave up nine hits during the seven innings. Hoy Foxx. Martel center fielder. was the only player to gather more than one hit as he rapped j out three for four. The IIa7t'l'iod nine was sched uled to play Deacon at Beacon Saturday, hut word was received from the Beacon manager. Mark Ferguson, today that his team was still in the running for the State NBC champion-hip and asked to postpone the tilt No dat" was set lor the game to he played. The Box Score; Martel Nix. 2b Foxx. cf K. Hohmson. if Arrowood, If Cooksey, c Dewcese. lib Clout, lb an r 5 2 4 1 4 1 4 2 3 0 4 1 2 0 3 0 0 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 9 h 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 4 7 9 4 4 L. Robinson Israel, p ss 4 0 33 7 ab r 3 0 4 1 3 0 3 0 3 1 4 n 3 1 3 0 1 1 27 4 310 010 2- 011 110 0- Totals Harrlwood Henry, lb Trout man :ib Yount. If Dudley, p Pitts. rf Wyatt. 2b Case, ef Bishop. sS Whitener. c Totals Martel Hazelwood Triples. '.. Pitts. Yount Base on Balls 4 Struck Out Hohinson. Cooksey, Stolen Base, Nix. ofT Israel 4. Dudley by Israel 2. Dudley 1. Hit rael. by Pitcher. Whitener by Is- Sylva Gridders j Open Practice I The Angir-I pat.'e is still on the calendar But summer ended last Monday for Sylva High School's football players. Veterans and candidates for the Golden Hurricane yvent through their first practice in preparation for the f.ill season under the di rection of Head Coach Jim Barn well and Assistant Coach Wallace Martin. That night. Barnwell helped open the District Kight Softball tournament at Canton. He played with the Kirk-Davis Chevrolet nine of Sylva. which dropped a close '2-1 1 decision to second-f ceded Postal Accounts of Asbeville. For the coming grid wars, he's got a nucleus of 17 lettermcn from last year's combination to build a winning eleven. The Hurricane gridders will open against Haycsville at Hayesville the night of Sept. 9, and the follow ing Friday will help Waynesville's Mountaineers launch their cam paign in a game at Sylva. The boys who want to try out for the team will meet tomorrow night with the coaches. Among the backs returning this season are Kent Hoyle. Furman Dillard. Finest Bumgarner. Charles Cunningham, and Hayes Queen. The veteran linemen returning Include Zollie Fineannon. Harold Parris. Wesley Warren. Dennis Ensley. Perry Hhodes, Tom Henry, Derell Monteith, Thornton Carte, Harold Elders. Charles Crisp, Dor sey Moon, and Roy Dillard. Horse Show, Swim Meet Scheduled A series of sports events are scheduled for next week at Camp Hemlock in Soco Valley in prepar ation for the closing of the camp season next Thursday. The boys will stage a horse show Sunday and a swimming meet on Monday. The programs are scheduled to start at 2:30 P. M. on each of the respective days. fislhievDlle Team Postal Accounts To Meet Winner Of Champion Cherokee Game Postal Accounts of gained the finals and Asbeville , Champion ! YMCA of Canton moved into I he I semi-linals of the District 8 Softball Tournament last night with easy victories last night in Champion Park. Second-seeded Postal eliminated Superior Cleaner, also of Ashe- I villi'. 7-1, w lib the aid of live ' Superior errors Postal and Supc 1 lior both had gone into the scini ! finals automatically alter firsl : round victories .Monday night. Nazi Miller of Champion allowed i Martin .Metals of lk'iidcrsonville only one hit and fanned 13 as he 'pitched the defending district title- holders and host team to a b'-O win ' in the nightcap. i Champion will meet much i (High er opposition in the semi-linals at I 8 o'clock tonight when they tangle I with the Cherokee Indians. The A.sheville boys will sit it out and meet the winner tomoriow night for the district champion ship. The battle of the Aslievilio clubs last night was a pitcher's duel be tween George Turbylill ol Postal and Pop Jenkins of Superior, until the fourth frame when the Supe rior defense started falling apart. Turbylill himself broke it up and clinched his club's victory when he slammed the tournament's first homer into left center, sending Pinks-ton across the plate ahead of him. The circuit flout broke the 1-1 lie Superior had gained in I he third inning with the aid of a single and a wild throw. Postal added three more in the sixth, with Fallow driving in two of them with a .single after a hit and a walk put his teammates aboard Fal low came home later on a double steal. Carpenter's single down the third base line in the fourth was the only hit the Hendersonville club could get olT Champion's ace in the nightcap. At that, he barely beat out the throw to first. The Champions got the only run they needed the second time they came to bat. Windy Sams singled, stole twice then romped in on a throw to first after a dropped third strike, i The All-Stars borke it up for the evening in the bottom of the third when they scored the rest of their runs on six hits and an error. Rightfielder George Stanley's sin gle drove in the first of the five runs. Sanis sent two more in with another single, and Red Ivester drove Sains in with another of the same. Line scores; First game isenii-linalsi; Postal Accts. (1(11 2U;i 17 (i 1 Superior Cinrs. 001 000 0 1 3 5 Turbylill and McCale; Jenkins, Yarborough T , and Dalton, E. M ante. v. Second game Hendersonvil Champion Y Martin and and Mease. '(piarter-finalsi; ,e 000 000 00 1 1 01.- 000 x -G 8 0 Cutherberlon; Miller Postal Accounts edged Kirk Davi. Chevrolet 2-1 in the tourna ment opener Monday night, as all runs were scored on miscues. The pitchers' battle between George Turbyfill of Postal, who holds a decision over Champion in regular season play, and Jesse Dodd saw batsmen of both sides get only live hits altogether. It wasn't until the top of the fifth that the sccond-secdVd Ashc ville club broke the scoring ice. ! Hawkins, the fast seennd-sacker bunted, and then went all the way home when the catcher's throw to first bounded off toward the Can Ion Post Office two blocks away. Sylva nearly tied it up in their half of the same inning. Phillips went all the way to third on an error on a fly ball, but was tagged out on an attempt to steal home. Postal scored the winning tally in the sixth, with a case of base larceny. Fallow, who walked, came all the way on stolen bases, with the help of two passed balls. The Chevrolet's lone tally came in the bottom of the sixth the same way. Jim Barnell singled, stole second and third, then romp ed in on a wild pitch. Longest hit of the opener was the double McCale, Postal catcher, rapped out in the first half of t$e final inning. He reached third on a steal but was nabbed at the plate when he tried to duplicate the success. The Sylva club almost made it in their last chance. After the lead off batter flied out, Morgan singl ed, and the next man walked. But the threat died when the next two men flied out. The nightcap started off briskly as Superior Cleaners of Asbeville jumped into the lead when a Bre vard error on White's grounder put him on base, and another sent him home. Brevard knotted the count in their half of the opener on a bunt, error, a wild throw, and fielder's choice, with Winchester romping in from -third. y But in the fourth, the Asheville club broke up what looked like a pitcher's duel, sending four runs Slate Softball For Tuesday Play Set For Waynesville Golf Event i Competitors will starl playing , for qualification Saturday lor the I'ourlh annual Waynesville Coun try Club Invitation Tournament. ' Entrants may play their medal round either tomorrow, Sunday, or Monday, with match play sched i tiled to start on Tuesday, i Charlie Putnam of Waynesville is I expected to he back again to defend the title he wain last yeai . ; The second and thud round 1 matches will he staged over the (, 2 10-yard par 71 coui.se on Weuni'.; ' day and Thursday, with the IHi hole linals in the championship flight scheduled for Friday. The finals in the oilier lliiibls will be held out lii holes the same day. Tournament spokesmen have forecast that this year's held will be larger than the Held ol til) that competed in the IIMfi I oiirnanicnt . Competitors usually lile llieir en tries just helore they play their qualifying round. Directing the lournainenl is Hay Hayuor, the Waynesville Country Club pro. . Members of the Tom nainciil Committee are Denton Brown, Aaron Prevost, I. I,. Pievo.st, Sr., and Jim Quinn. over and clinching the game. Johnson's single sent hu, runners home, then he scored himself on an outfield error. Brevard plugged the hole with a double-play, then got within winning range, again with a lally in the sixth. Ilipps rapped out a single, stole second, then third, and raced in on a fielder's choice. But In the top of t he final frame. Superior lowered the boom with a four-run splurge. Johnson led olT with the only homer of the evening. Two men climbed aboard on a walk and a single, llien came home when the out fielder dropped a fly. The last Superior run came In through a wild pilch. Brevard started its last chance by putting two men on a quick order. Bui both came oil' as rapidly as I hey were caught in attempts to steal basses. The lone Brevard run of the frame came in on a wild pitch, and the lasl hope laded when a pinch hitter fanned. Lille scores: 'Monday -first round ) Postal Accounts 000 011 0 2 3 3 Sylva 000 010 0 -1 3 3 Dodd and Tollcy; Turheyfill and McCale. Superior CI lot) 301) 4 I! (1 2 Brevard Hdw. 100 001 1 3 fi Ti Jenkins and I'.. Manley; Yarbor ough, Schreyer, and T'iggins. The Cherokee Indians, holiest defensive club in Hie Paik Tuesday night, squeezed through the first round with a scvcnl b-inning drive that edged Brevard American Legion 3-2. In 1 1 1 ( nighlcap. (.'h, million li.nl to conic from behind to stage their first successful defense of their district title. They did it quickly enough, spot ting Black Mountain YEW two runs the first lime they came to hat. then erasing it in the bottom ol the same inning with a four-run blast thai pill I hem ahead for keeps. The final was 7-3. Cherokee I r w lir.t blood m the evening's opener, .coring in the lop of the third on two singles and a wild throw. The Brevard l.egionaires came back the litth with two run, that kept t Ik tii ahead until the final frame. Marshall I.oftis, uh.i had led off W'ith a single, came home with Un tying run on a play that developed from an error. Johnny Miscnheim cr, who had come aboard on a wild throw of his grounder, romped in on Pete Wright s single. But the Indians won the game on their strong finish in the top of ihe seventh on three straight single, Rightfielder Charlie Hornbuckle slammed the final blow that brought home Third Baseman Dave Saloli and First Baseman Newman Arnirh with the tying and winning runs. Brevard had started off their first time at bat with a rush that loaded the bases in the bottom of the opening frame. Two walks and a single off Pitcher Torn Trampler after only one out set the singe. Bui then Saloli reached wide to pick Catcher Barton's line drive out of the air with a one handed catch, and stepped on the sack to complete a quick one-man double play that squelched the Legion threat. The Indians' uncanny knack of picking Brevard men off the bases kept Trampler free of worries ex cept for the fifth inning. In the nightcap, Black Mountain's softballers collected their three runs and two bits off Champion's "tarter. Johnny Phillips, in the two Enters Tourney Set At Canton Defending Champions To Play Opener; Champion In Second North Carolina's finest soft ball teams will play at Canton's Cham pion Park next week for the state title. The first round of the double elimination event will open at 7 p. m. Tuesday night when the Roa noke Kapids Romancos. 1948 title holders start their hunt for their sixth crown in a game with the western district champions, who will be known tomorrow night. The Champion YMCA, host club and Ihe 1948 runnerup for the state crown, is scheduled to tangle with the Charlotte district cham pions an hour later. The Char lotte champions will be decided in a district tournament, ending this week-end. At 9 p. in.. Gastonia Firestone will meet Cartex Mills of Salis bury in the nightcap. Wednesday's schedule is as fol lows: 2:30 p. m. SpofTord of Wilming ton vs. Koanoke-Western District winner; 3:30 p. m. Chapel Hill vs. Northwestern District champions ' being decided in a tournament this week i; 4:30 p. m. High Point vs. Charlotte-Champion winner; f, 7, 0 p. m. Losers' bracket ::ames; 9 p. m. Koanoake Rapids Ro mances vs. winner of Gastonia-Sal-ishury game. Koanoake Rapids and Champion automatically got bids to the state lournainent as defending champi ons and host learn, respectively. The District Kight champion will be decided tomorrow night in the linals of the tournament now being held at Champion Park. If Cham pion wins, the runnerup also will enler Ihe stale tournament, giving this district two representatives. Jack Justice, Champion Y physi cal director, will be directing the stale lournainent as he has been guiding the current district play olfs. The Y Men's Club of Champion also is sponsoring hoth events, and the tournament committee, headed by Chairman Jimmy Williamson is handling the arrangements for both. Officials of the N. C. Softball As sociation will be an Canton to aid local officers. Smith Barrier, sports editor of the Greensboro Daily News, is Association president, and Jim Day of Rcidsville is executive secretary. This will be Ihe first time the annual stale event will have been played in western North Carolina. Last year. Roanoke Rapids edg ed Champion, 2-1, for the title in Ihe linals at Southern Pines. Officials forecast that Champion Park's bleachers will be taxed to their l..r)()0 capacity throughout the lournainenl. Considering the crowds at the district games this week, the fore cast appears to have a sound basis. Alter a meager crowd showed up Monday night for the opening games. Ihe slands have been filled lo near capacity every night since. innings he worked. Windy Sams relieved him in Hi" third after he had walked two men and none were out. from I here on, Sains pitched a no-hit. no-run game, while he and his males put on an impressive dis play of batting power. Black Mountain jumped into the lead m the opening inning, as P. Harris' single drove in tiie two runs. But Champion came hack in their half of the inni,ng with the offens ive that settled the issue. Two walks and three hits brought four rum; across the plate. Clyde Miller's double and Red Ivester's single scored two tallies each. Rudisill s single in (be next in ning brought Black Mountain a little closer, driving in his teams final run of the evening. But Champion added distance in the same inning when Jack Mease doubled, scoring Speedy Stamey. who had come on with a single. In all. the defending champions and tournament hosts blasted 12 hits off Everett Stephenson, and Stamey led the offensive with three hits in his four appearances at the plate. 'First Game) Cherokee Brevard Legion Trampler and and Barton. 001 000 23 5 1 000 002 02 6 1 Jackson; Merrill 'Second i Black Mountain 210 000 03 2 1 Champion Y 410 110 x 7 12 1 Stephenson and Robertson; Phil lips. Sams'3), and Mease. Bottomless Salt Lake Crater in Arizona is so highly saturated witn natural salt that bathers cannot sink. Want Ads brlnn quirk rwultn. Pistricft Hazelwood Berkeley To Meet Sunday Sunday afternoon the locals journey to Hendersonville where they will lock horns with the league-leading Berkeley Spinners. The two teams split a double header here earlier in the season and the loss to the local nine is one of the two defeats that the Spinners have suffered in loop play this season. Although handicapped by the loss of Jack Ammons, Skipper Diner Dudley and his team still have their eye on a play-off spot and are going all out to remain in fourth place. Dudley stated today that his pitching choice for the games would not be announced until game time but he will have Jim Cunningham, J. C. Burrell, Jim Kuykendall and Jack Case to pick for the starting assignments. 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